With your workload growing, you may be telling yourself a vacation is one luxury (奢侈) you can't afford. But the truth is that you can't afford not to take one. A vacation allows you the opportunity to recharge (充电) your physical and emotional batteries, disconnect from everyday concerns, and return to work rested and refreshed. Some facts have proved employees are more productive after a vacation than before one. Here are some tips for you to plan your vacation to make sure that your time away from the office is worry free.

　 Time is right. A Robert Half survey shows that July and August are the most favorable months for employees to take a break because these months offer ideal beach weather and many businesses slow down during this time. When planning your vacation, remember to take into account any activity that your department will be focused on during that time. For instance, if a big task is planned for the summer, you may consider putting off your trip until the fall.

　 Ask others for assistance. Ask trusted colleagues to handle your projects while you're away. Your supervisor can help you determine who is the most qualified for a particular task.

　 Let your contacts know. Give colleagues and customers you frequently work with a few weeks' notice before you start off. This will give them enough time to plan for your absence.

　 Conduct a technical review. Before you leave, make sure there is plenty of room in your e?mail inbox so that you don't exceed (超越) your storage limit while you're out of the office, which might prevent you from sending messages when you return. Also make sure passwords won't expire (过期) while you are away.

　 In short, taking vacation is necessary and beneficial for your job. But you must plan your vacation properly in order to be work?free and worry?free on holiday.

Title: How to Be Work?Free on Vacation?

__71__,　 ●Recharging your physical and emotional batteries.

●Disconnecting from daily __72__.

●Returning to work rested and refreshed.

●Making you more __73__.

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Find a __75__ time●Had better take your vacation in July and August.

●Consider any __76__ your department will be focused on.

Ask for __77__Let your contacts know

__78__ your colleagues and customers a few weeks before your vacation begins.

Conduct a technical reviewMake your e?mail inbox have enough __79__.

●Make sure __80__ won't expire.

Summary,●Plan your vacation properly to be work free and worry free.

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71．Benefits / Advantages　72.concerns　73.productive　74.Tips / Suggestions / Advice　75.suitable / right　76.activity　77.help / assistance

78．Inform　79.room　80.passwords

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As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.

　 Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.

　 The amount of stress a person can bear depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between “flight or fight”. And in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have established links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.

　 So what do you think of stress? What is your way to deal with it？

Title	Stress
Fact	It's becoming more and more difficult for people to find time to (76)________．
Reason	People's pace of life has been (77)________ all the time.
Advice	It's necessary to spend some time enjoying yourself if you want to keep healthy (78)________ and physically.
Advantages	It provides people with motivation and (79)________ in their life.
Disadvantages	●It leads to terrible(80)________ and bad health. ●There's a (81)________ between some diseases and stress.
Reactions	●Some people are not afraid of stress. ●Others feel (82)________　 when meeting unusual difficulties. ●We react both chemically and physically in face of stress. ●We have to (83)________ between “flight or fight”．
(84)________	Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we must learn to (85)________ it.

 

I have had just about enough of being treated like a second–class citizen, simply because I happen to be that put–upon member of society ---- a customer. The more I go into shops and hotels, banks and post offices, railway stations, airports and the like, the more I'm convinced that things are being run solely to suit the firm, the system, or the union. There seems to be a harmful new motto for so–called “service” organizations ---- Staff Before Service.

How often, for example, have you queued for what seems like hours at the post office or the supermarket because there weren’t enough staff on duty to man all the service grilles (栅门) of checkout counters? Surely in these days of high unemployment it must be possible to recruit cashiers and counter staff. Yet supermarkets, hinting darkly at higher prices, claim that enshrouding all their cash registers at any one time would increase overheads. And the Post Office says we cannot expect all their service grilles to be occupied “at times when demand is low.”

It’s the same with hotels. Because waiters and kitchen staff must finish when it suits them, dining rooms close earlier or menu choice is curtailed. As for us guests, we just have to put up with it. There’s also the nonsense of so many so friendly hotel night porters having been dismissed in the interests of “efficiency” and replaced by coin guzzling machines. Not to mention the coldness of the tea–making kit in your room: a kettle with an assortment of teabags, plastic milk cartons and lump sugar. Who wants to wake up to a raw teabag? I don't, especially when I am paying for “service”.

56. The writer feels that nowadays a customer is ____.

A. one who is well served                         B. unworthy of proper consideration

C. classified by society as inferior              D. the victim of modern service

57. In the writer’s opinion, the quality of service is changing because ____.

A. the customer’s demands have changed

B. the organizations receive more consideration than the customers

C. the customers’ needs have increased

D. the staff are less considerate than their employers

58. According to the writer, long queues at counters are caused by ____.

A. difficulties in recruiting staff                  B. inadequate staffing arrangements

C. staff being made lazy                            D. lack of co–operation between the staff

59. The disappearance of old–style hotel porters can be attributed to the fact that ____.

A. few people are willing to do this type of work

B. machines are more reliable than human beings

C. the personal touch is less appreciated nowadays

D. automation has provided cheaper alternatives

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A.      Music unites cultures. B.      The uniqueness of music. C.      Music helps develop intelligence. D.     The importance of music in life. E.      Music is an effective therapy tool. F.      Music removes negative emotions.

61.______

The most amazing fact about music is that it is unique to human beings. There is no other creature on earth that can create and appreciate music except man. As such, listening to music is a unique benefit reserved only for us. No matter what music you choose, there are always wonderful benefits of listening to it.

62.______

One of the most interesting benefits of listening to music is that we are able to understand and find a personal link to the cultural heritage of music, such as the time when the music was composed, the place where it was released, and the message of the music. In fact, music is so universal that it does not recognize any culture. It goes into the soul of the music lovers, wherever they are in the world or even if they do not understand the language.

63.______

Music is so powerful that it can influence the intelligence of a person even before she/he is born. That is why pregnant mothers are encouraged to listen to classical music to help nurture the intelligence of their unborn babies.

64.______

Music is so powerful that even people suffering from pain can really benefit from listening to it. Its magical effect can help patients recover from pain and diseases. In fact, researches show that mentally ill patients positively respond to music and effectively relieve their mental illness. Today, in almost all psychiatric hospitals, music is an important component in the treatment of their patients. 

65.______

The power of music is not only limited to giving lonely people the energy they need to fuel their day. Music is such a powerful tool used by many of us in dissolving negative emotions. Listening to music can lead us to love life more despite the many difficulties that come our way. Music can transform a depressing day into a day filled with joy.

　　Marriage is a covered dish ．

　　Marriage makes or mars a man ．

　　As students in high schools, you may not understand the real meaning of real marriage．But in the near future you will have your own love, marriage and children．The following passage will tell you a story about the students' getting married in a western country．Is it cool?

　　In Mr．Allen's high school class, all the students have to get married．However, the wedding ceremonies (仪式) are not real ones but imitations (模拟)．These ceremonies sometimes become so noisy that the loud laughter 　1　 out the voice of the minister．　2　 the two students getting married often begin to laugh quietly．

　　The teacher, Mr．Allen, believes that marriage is a difficult and 　3　 business．He wants young people to understand that there must be many 　4　 after marriage．He believes that the 　5　 for these psychological and financial adjustments (心理上和经济上的调整) should be understood before people 　6　．

　　Mr．Allen doesn't only 　7　 his students to major problems faced 　8　 marriage such as illness or unemployment．He also lets them know the　9　 problems they will face every day．He wants young people to know about all the difficulties and troubles that can throw marriage to the 　10　 point．He even familiarizes his students with the problems of divorce (离婚) and the 　11　 that divorced men must pay child 　12　 money for their children and sometimes pay monthly money to their 　13　 ．

　　It has been nervous for some of the students to 　14　 the problems that a married couple often faces．　15　 they took the course, they had not felt much 　16　 about the problems of marriage．　17　 , both students and parents feel that Mr．Allen's course is 　18　 and have supported the 　19　 publicly．Their statements and letters supporting the class have made the school more firmly believe that it's necessary to 　20　 the course again．

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Section D

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

In today’s world, the most successful companies are the ones who understand how important it is to make contacts around the world. However, doing business in different countries is very rarely simple. It is important to be aware of the local customs and traditions of the people you are dealing with, which is the best way to impress your hosts.

One example that comes to mind is of a German company that recently tried to gain a new contract in South Korea. The German visitors arrived at the Korean company’s office early in the morning and spent the whole day in long meetings. By the evening, the Germans were so tired that they politely declined the Korean’s invitation to go out for dinner and drinks, since they wanted to return to their hotel and get some rest. The Germans did not understand that in South Korea business talks often continue into the evening. The Germans only came to realize that they offended their hosts after they had lost the contract.  

In Europe or the USA, business is rarely discussed into the evening. However, it is important to be on time for a meeting. If you are late, your hosts may think you do not care. In fact, it is better to arrive at least ten minutes before the meeting starts. This way, you can show how keen you are to do business with them, and you will also have time to talk with your hosts before you sit down to discuss business.

However, in many countries meetings may not start on time. There are a number of reasons for this, such as transport difficulties due to poor roads, unusual weather and the cost of cars. Sometimes the time of day is also important. In South America and many countries in southern Europe, people have a short sleep for a couple of hours after lunch. Therefore, if you try to arrange a meeting for the early afternoon, you may find that not many people will attend, or that you hosts will be in a bad mood.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.)

81. In Korea, what confuses many western businessmen is _______.

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82. In the West, what does a businessman do if he wants to show a keen attitude to the business in

a negotiation?

_____________________________________________________________________________

83. Where is it common for people to have a nap after lunch?

_____________________________________________________________________________

84. According to the passage, it can be concluded that _______ helps a company make good

contacts in different countries.

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